Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 29, 2012



Official: 160 Girls Poisoned At Afghan School -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A hospital in northern Afghanistan admitted 160 girls Tuesday after they were poisoned in their classrooms with a type of spray, a Takhar police official said.

The incident, the second in a week's time, was reported at the Aahan Dara Girls school in Talokhan, the provincial capital.

The girls, ages 10 to 20, complained of headaches, dizziness and vomiting before being taken to the hospital, according to Khalilullah Aseer, a police spokesman. More than half of them had been discharged within a few hours of receiving treatment, he said. Blood samples were taken and sent to Kabul for testing.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - May 29, 2012 -- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 29 May 2012 -- War On Terror News
NATO says al-Qaeda No 2 in Afghanistan killed -- Al Jazeera
NATO kills senior al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan -- USA Today/AP
NATO: Senior al Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Senior Qaeda Leader Killed in Afghanistan: NATO -- NYT/Reuters
2 dead in Afghanistan helicopter crash -- UPI
JBLM specialist killed by IED in Afghanistan -- Army Times
Combined Force Kills 2 Insurgents in Firefight -- US Department of Defense
Afghan Insurgents Target Safest Province Bamiyan -- New York Times/Reuters
US, Pakistan working on Nato route compromise -- Dawn
Afghan Internet Project Includes Content Filtering -- Defense News
Afghanistan: Won't Be Fooled Yet Again -- Strategy Page

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